Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Award given by the Critics Choice Association
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The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Critics Choice Association.
AwardedforExcellence in International Film with a predominantly non-English dialogue track
LocationLos Angeles, California
PresentedbyCritics Choice Association
FirstawardIl Postino: The Postman (1995)
| Critics' Choice Award for Best Foreign Language Film | |
|---|---|
2025 recipient: Kleber Mendonça Filho | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in International Film with a predominantly non-English dialogue track |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Presented by | Critics Choice Association |
| First award | Il Postino: The Postman (1995) |
| Currently held by | The Secret Agent (2025) |
| Website | www.criticschoice.com |
List of winners and nominees
1990s
| Year | English title | Original title | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 1st |
Il Postino: The Postman | Il postino | Michael Radford | Italy |
| 1996 2nd |
Ridicule | Patrice Leconte | France | |
| 1997 3rd |
Shall We Dance? | ダンス | Masayuki Suo | Japan |
| 1998 4th |
Life Is Beautiful | La vita è bella | Roberto Benigni | Italy |
| 1999 5th |
All About My Mother | Todo sobre mi madre | Pedro Almodóvar | Spain |
2000s
2010s
2020s
Multiple winners
Only 2 directors have won the award multiple times.
| Wins | Director |
|---|---|
| 2 |  Pedro Almodóvar |
 Alfonso Cuarón |
Countries with multiple wins (3 or more)
| Wins | Country | Films |
|---|---|---|
| 8 |  France |
Ridicule, Amélie, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Amour, Blue Is the Warmest Colour, Elle, Anatomy of a Fall and Emilia Pérez |
| 3 | Spain |
All About My Mother, The Sea Inside and Broken Embraces |